Explosive weapons Explosive weapons An anti-tank mine, or AT mine, is a type of land mine or magnetic mine designed to destroy or damage armoured vehicles. Anti-tank land mines have a less sensitive trigger and more explosive power than an anti-personnel mine. Magnetic Anti-tank mines had to be placed directly onto the armor of a tank by an infantryman. Anti-tank mines were first significantly used in World War 2. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anti-tank mine"
A Bangalore torpedo is an explosive charge placed on the end of a long, extendable, tube. It is used by combat engineers to clear obstacles that would otherwise require them to approach directly, possibly under fire. It is sometimes referred to (somewhat inaccurately) as a Bangalore mine or simply a Bangalore. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bangalore torpedo"
Used in describing munition accuracy, circular area of probability refers to the radius at which an equal area of the probability distribution exists inside and outside the described area. For example, if a munition or round has a circular area of probability of thirteen meters, there is a 50% chance of that munition landing within thirteen meters of the intended target. ...more on Wikipedia about "Circular Area of Probability"
The M18A1 Claymore Antipersonnel Mine is a weapon often used by many countries around the world, named after the large Scottish sword, by the inventor, Norman A. MacLeod. The Claymore is designed to fire steel balls ( shrapnel) out to about 100 meters across a 60° arc in front of the device, which stands just off the ground. It is designed primarily to be used in ambushes and as an anti-infiltration device against enemy infantry, however it is also of some use against soft-skinned vehicles. ...more on Wikipedia about "Claymore mine"
The depth charge is the oldest anti- submarine weapon. The concept of a "dropping mine" was first discussed in 1910, and the idea was developed into practicality when the Royal Navy's Commander in Chief, Sir George Callaghan, requested its production in 1914. The design work was carried out by Herbert Taylor at HMS Vernon Torpedo and Mine School in Portsmouth. ...more on Wikipedia about "Depth charge"
Field Artillery played a crucial role in the American Civil War. This article is an overview of artillery weapons, equipment, and practices used by infantry and cavalry forces in the field. It does not include heavy artillery, used in fixed fortifications, or coastal or naval artillery. ...more on Wikipedia about "Field Artillery in the American Civil War"
An anti-submarine weapon developed by the Royal Navy during World War II, the Hedgehog was deployed on convoy escort warships such as destroyers to supplement the depth charge. The weapon worked by firing a number of small spigot mortar bombs from spiked fittings. Rather than working on a time or depth fuse like depth charges, the bombs exploded on contact and achieved a higher sinking rate against submarines than depth charges did. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hedgehog (weapon)"
Limbo, or Anti Submarine Mortar Mark 10 (AS Mk.10), was the final British development of the anti-submarine ahead-throwing weapon stemming from World War 2. The system is a three-barreled mortar similar to the earlier Squid that it superceded. Squid was an excellent weapon, but suffered from a manual loading drill, which was very difficult to undertake on a pitching deck in heavy seas with no protection from the elements. Limbo therefore had an automatic loading and firing sequence with all the crew under cover. It was carried in a pit on the quarterdeck of ships, and was widely fitted to Royal Navy escorts from the 1950s to early 1980s. ...more on Wikipedia about "Limbo (weapon)"
(M86 Pursuit Deterrent Munition) Powered by a built-in battery, the PDM is activated by pulling a pin and removing an arming strap. Once activated the PDM automatically deploys seven 20-foot trip wires. the PDM can be triggered by disturbing these wires, by its anti-tampering mechanism or by the expiration of its self-destruction time. When triggered, a small preliminary charge throws the main charge to approximately sholder-height before it explodes. See also: Bounding mine ...more on Wikipedia about "M86 Pursuit Deterrent Munition"
Munition is often defined as a synonym for ammunition. ...more on Wikipedia about "Munition"
The Munroe effect refers to the partial focussing of blast energy caused by a hollow or void cut into a piece of explosive, a property which is exploited by a shaped charge. ...more on Wikipedia about "Munroe effect"
A naval mine is a stationary self-contained explosive device placed in water, to destroy ships and/or submarines. Like land mines, they are static weapons deposited and left to wait until they are triggered by the approach of an enemy ship ( cf depth charge). They are very cost-effective. Naval mines can be used offensively, to hamper enemy shipping and lock it into its harbor, or defensively, to protect friendly shipping and create "safe" zones. ...more on Wikipedia about "Naval mine"
Located in Kabul, Afghanistan, the OMAR Mine Museum contains a collection of 51 types of land mines out of the 53 used in Afghanistan over the years. The collection includes unexploded ordnance, cluster bombs and airdrop bombs used by the U.S. invasion in 2002. ...more on Wikipedia about "OMAR Mine Museum"
A rifle grenade is a form of grenade that utilizes a rifle as a launch mechanism to increase the effective range of the grenade. The idea was developed in the First World War and was retained until after the Second World War when specialist grenade launchers replaced them. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rifle grenade"
Shrapnel is the term used to describe the spherical shot or musket balls dispersed when a shrapnel shell bursts. It is also incorrectly used to describe the fragments and debris thrown out by any exploding object, be it a high explosive (HE) filled shell, or a rupturing pressure vessel, etc. For shells, bombs or other munitions, the correct term for these particles is fragments, splinters or shards, fragments being the preferred name in scientific documents on the subject. Technically shrapnel can only come from a shrapnel shell and no other explosive device. Shrapnel is spherical lead or iron balls projected from the shrapnel shell in specific manner. The word shrapnel is derived from the name of Major-General Henry Shrapnel (1761–1842), an English artillery officer, whose experiments - initially conducted in his own time, and at his own expense - designed a shell specifically for the purpose. ...more on Wikipedia about "Shrapnel"
Squid was a World War II ship-mounted anti- submarine weapon. It consisted of a three-barelled mortar which launched depth charges. It replaced the Hedgehog system, and was in turn replaced by the Limbo system. ...more on Wikipedia about "Squid (weapon)"
A tandem-charge is a weapon that has two or more stages of detonation. It is effective against reactive armour. The first detonation triggers the reactive armour which disrupts the first detonation. However, after the reactive armour has done its job the same spot is more vulnerable. The reactive armour on that spot is no longer "reactive" as it is a one-time solution. The second detonation from the same projectile (which defines it as a tandem-charge) attacks the same spot as the first detonation. However this time around the reactive armour has already been used to protect the vehicle (mostly tanks) against the first detonation. So now only the regular armour plating is protecting the vehicle on that spot. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tandem-charge"
Thermobaric weapons distinguish themselves from conventional weapons by using atmospheric oxygen, instead of carrying an oxidizer in their explosives. They are also called high-impulse thermobaric weapons (HITs), fuel-air explosives (FAE or FAX) or sometimes "fuel-air munitions", "heat and pressure" weapons, or vacuum bombs. ...more on Wikipedia about "Thermobaric weapon"
A warhead is an explosive device used in military conflicts, used to destroy enemy vehicles or buildings. ...more on Wikipedia about "Warhead"
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